Film Screening: Hester Street

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Post-screening discussion with Carol Kane and director, Joan Micklin Silver and moderated by film historian, Eric Goldman.Hester Street, a 2011 National Film Registry selection, with Kane’s brilliant portrayal of Gitl, a wife caught between two cultures, won her an Oscar …

Theatre: Breaking Bread

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a hands-on challah baking workshop and world premiere of an original play inspired by PJ Library Stories, Rise & Shine: A Challah Day Tale and Bagels from Benny.  $8, Free for children and …

Café Royale

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

The Café Royale was the place to see and be seen during the Golden Age of the 2nd Avenue Theater. Following select Saturday night performances of Di Goldene Kale, mix and mingle while enjoying the music of Jewish folk singer …

Café Royale

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

The Café Royale was the place to see and be seen during the Golden Age of the 2nd Avenue Theater. Following select Saturday night performances of Di Goldene Kale, mix and mingle while enjoying the music of Jewish folk singer …

MJH Kids Theater: My Favorite Something

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Join us as we kick off an exciting new series of family-friendly programs offering theater performances; innovative hands-on workshops; and tasty snacks. Play along as we bring to life an original piece inspired by two of our favorite PJ Library …

Eating Jewish in Canada

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Anthony Rose of Fat Pasha and Schmaltz Appetizing; Ruthie Ladovsky of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant; food writers Michael Wex and Bonnie Stern; moderated by Jayne Cohen, Jewish Holiday Cooking From schmaltz-fried rice to Nutella babka bread pudding with maple syrup to …

Generation to Generation Dinner

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Sponsored by the Museum's Associates and Young Friends, this event brings together Holocaust survivors, their families, and friends to pay tribute to the six million Jews who perished, while honoring those individuals who survived to rebuild their families and communities. …

Story Time

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Come hear warm, whimsical tales about traditions, holidays, and families from some of today's best storybooks for children ages 0-4.

Free

NYC Premiere: Raise the Roof

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Cary Wolinsky and artist Ariel Rosenblum Inspired by images of the magnificent, mural-covered wooden synagogues of 18th century Poland—the last of which were destroyed by the Nazis—MassArt professors Rick and Laura Brown set out to build …

Speaker Series: Ruth Zimbler

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Ruth Zimbler was born in Vienna, Austria in 1928. Ruth and her brother Walter watched the destruction of the largest synagogue in Vienna from their apartment on November 10, 1938 during Kristallnacht. Ruth and Walter were on the first Kindertransport out …